Tuesday, August 18, 2009

During his lifetime, Kawasaki Kyosen painted over 5000 still-life images of antique toys and folk crafts from across Japan, including a few watercolour octopus-themed paintings like this one, a dancing octopus papier-mache doll from Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo.

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